New Jersey S 1618: Requires Department of Treasury to review and approve digital payment platform.

Bill Text

S1618 

SENATE, No. 1618 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.

District 9 (Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Clarifies child support obligation notice and 
certification requirements for applicants for State licenses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning child support obligations, and amending 
P.L.1996, c.7.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1. Section 6 of P.L.1996, c.7 
(C.2A:17-56.44) is amended to read as follows:

���� 6. a. The Probation Division 
shall provide the licensing authority with a copy of the order requiring the 
suspension or revocation of a license.� Upon receipt of an order requiring the 
suspension or revocation of a license, the licensing authority shall immediately 
notify the licensee of the effective date of the suspension or revocation, 
which shall be 20 days after the postmark of the notice, direct the licensee to 
refrain from engaging in the activity associated with the license, surrender 
any license as required by law, and inform the licensee that the license shall 
not be reinstated until the court or Probation Division certifies that the 
conditions which resulted in the suspension or revocation are satisfied.� The 
Probation Division and the State IV-D agency in association with the affected 
licensing authorities may develop electronic or magnetic tape data transfers to 
notify licensing authorities of restrictions, suspensions, revocations and 
reinstatements.� No liability shall be imposed on a licensing authority for 
suspending or revoking a license if the action is in response to a court order 
issued in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7(C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.).� Licensing 
authorities shall not have jurisdiction to modify, remand, reverse, vacate or 
stay a court order to restrict, suspend or revoke a license for non-payment of 
child support.

���� b.��� If a licensee, upon 
receipt of the notice of suspension or revocation from the licensing authority, 
disputes [that 
he is an obligor] 
the obligation, the licensee shall notify the licensing authority and 
the Probation Division by registered mail within 20 days of the postmark of the 
notice and request a hearing.� Upon receipt of the licensee�s request for a 
hearing, the Probation Division shall determine if the licensee is an obligor.� 
If the Probation Division determines that the licensee is an obligor, the 
Probation Division shall file a petition for a judicial hearing on the issue of 
whether the licensee is an obligor.� The hearing shall occur within 30 days.� 
If the Probation Division determines that the licensee is not an obligor, the 
Probation Division shall so notify the licensee and the licensing authority.� 
The licensing authority shall not suspend or revoke a person�s license, if the 
licensing authority received proper notice of the licensee�s request for a 
hearing pursuant to this subsection, until the court finds that the licensee is 
an obligor.� The Probation Division shall notify the licensing authority of the 
court�s finding.� Upon receipt of the court�s finding that the licensee is an 
obligor, the licensing authority shall immediately suspend or revoke the 
obligor�s license without additional review or hearing.

���� c.���� The revocation or 
suspension of a license ordered by the court in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 
(C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.) shall continue until the Probation Division or the 
obligor files with the licensing authority a certified court order restoring 
the license.

���� d.��� Each licensing authority 
shall require license applicants to certify on a form, promulgated by the 
Administrative Office of the Courts, and which shall be separate from the 
license application form, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant does not 
have a child support obligation, the applicant does have such an obligation but 
the arrearage amount does not equal or exceed the amount of child support 
payable for six months and any court-ordered health care coverage has been 
provided for the past six months, the applicant has not failed to respond to a 
subpoena relating to a paternity or child support proceeding, or the applicant 
is not the subject of a child-support related warrant.� A license shall not be 
granted, renewed, or reinstated to an obligor who applies for a license 
if there is an arrearage equal to or exceeding the amount of child support 
payable for six months, the applicant has not provided court-ordered health 
care coverage during the past six months or the applicant has failed to respond 
to a subpoena relating to a paternity or child support proceeding or is the 
subject of a child support-related warrant.� The [application] child 
support certification form shall state that making a false statement may 
subject the applicant to contempt o